Members give green light for Members' Council

01 June 2018

During the General Members' Meeting (GMM) on 31 May 2018, a majority of 79% of the members of Royal FloraHolland voted to introduce a Members' Council from 1 January 2019. The new structure – in which the GMM will no longer be organised – improves the quality of decision-making within the cooperative. To amend the articles of association, this majority of votes was required.

In Aalsmeer we
welcomed almost 200 members. Other members and interested parties
could follow the GMM live on the website. Voting could be done
remotely this time, and in advance of the meeting.

Historic
moment

Jack Goossens, chair
of the Supervisory Board, concluded, "The implementation of a
Members' Council is a historic moment for the cooperative and its
members. The Members' Council offers members the opportunity to
influence the policy of Royal FloraHolland and a means to
communicate their ideas. In December we shall organise the last
GMM, at which the members will elect their Members'
Council."

Focus on
strengthening the marketplace

Steven van
Schilfgaarde, CEO of Royal FloraHolland, presented the more tightly
focussed strategy of the cooperative during the GMM. Strengthening
the marketplace is a key element of it, both its physical and
digital versions. Making Floriday successful takes priority, as
does improving the daily service provision and the realisation of
Integral Logistic Control. Steven van Schilfgaarde emphasised in
the clarification of the annual accounts that Royal FloraHolland is
financially healthy, but that choices will have to be made to carry
out the strategy.

Farewell

During the GMM we bid
farewell to Caroline Princen, a member of the Supervisory Board.
Chair Jack Goossens thanked her for her contribution in the time
she acted as supervisory director.